I am not a “gear head”! But you can’t live in Detroit and not be impacted by the car industry - especially in mid-August when, in what has become a yearly pilgrimage for many, the “Dream Cruise” descends on the 21 mile route down Woodward Avenue from Pontiac to Detroit. It is the largest one-day … Continue reading The “Dream” in the Dream Cruise – thoughts on restoring the broken among us.
How do we align biblical understandings of pastoral ministry with cultural expectations…Can we? One of the books I have listed on my “Reading” page is David Rohrer’s new book, “The Sacred Wilderness of Pastoral Ministry”(IVP). I found this book to be incredibly insightful and refreshing. The author takes his cue from the life and work … Continue reading Bookshelf – Recommended Reads
A few weeks back, I wrote about the startling statistics that highlight the trends occurring in pastoral ministry today – trends that are resulting in pastors self-ejecting from, or being forced out of, their churches. In the turbulent world of church leadership, many pastors are “at-risk.” Below are four of the top factors that put … Continue reading Staying Out of the Statistics
Before we had our kitchen remodeled, my wife used to collect comics and post them on “The Door”; which was the back side of the door to our basement. It was literally filled with Far Side, Dilbert and the like – comics that made us laugh at ourselves and the world. I thought it might … Continue reading The Door – a brief departure from the serious
Linch pin: noun. “Something that holds the various elements of a complicated structure together.” In this fast-paced world, where all of us struggle to maintain balance while getting through our long “to do” lists, the need to define our priorities is increasingly essential. Pastors and all those in church leadership are no exception. Yet … Continue reading Priority One for Pastors
AN ENCOURAGING WORD 